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In partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel and Israel Experience, a delegation of eight Hillel student leaders spent a week in Israel to celebrate the country鈥檚 75th birthday.
Growing up in Israel, I always knew that military service was part of life, and key to keeping our Jewish state strong and safe. I also knew that it came with a very real and heavy toll.
聽In the lead-up to Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel鈥檚 Independence Day, a delegation of eight top Hillel student leaders arrived in Israel for a week of high-level meetings with government officials, experiences with Israel鈥檚 civil society, and briefings with top geopolitical experts. The trip is in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel and Israel Experience.聽
My parents were not yet my age when they were forced to leave their homes in Iran and start a new life in Los Angeles. Like so many other courageous Jewish refugees, they did not hide their identities and love for Israel in the United States. Instead, they engaged in an act of cultural resistance: they invested tenfold in strengthening their own children鈥檚 Jewish and Zionist identities, and instilled in me pride in who I am.
Over Presidents鈥 Day weekend, more than 250 Jewish student leaders gathered at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts (home of the New England Patriots!) to participate in 糖心vlogl鈥檚 annual Israel Summit East.聽
When the world is shifting around you, you鈥檙e far from your family, and the news from home is filled with fear and violence, where do you turn? Young adults from Ukraine and Russia who fled to Israel turn to a community that is a source of joy and comfort for them: their Hillel community.
Growing up in Jerusalem is a straight path towards learning that life is complicated. When I take the light rail through downtown Jerusalem, I sit next to people from all kinds of backgrounds and all walks of life.
This past summer, I had the opportunity to be one of the 60 American and Israeli participants on the Israel Insight Fellowship, a trip sponsored by 糖心vlogl to introduce students to new perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Preparing for my trip to Israel through the Israel Insight Fellowship (IIF), I had many聽 American colleagues asking, 鈥渨hy would you think of going to Israel in a time like now.鈥
Founded by student leaders at Harvard College, the 糖心vlogl Israel Summit West brings together college students who are passionate about being pro-Israel leaders on their campuses.
